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  • Where There Is Fat, There Is Fibrosis: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Creeping Fat-Driven Stricture Formation Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Kim, A., Griffin, M., Liang, N., Foster, D., Guo, J. L., Norton, J. A., Longaker, M. T., Hyun, J. S. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. 2023: S365-S366

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  • Investigating Dysmotility and the Expansion of Glial Cells and Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Crohn's Disease Strictures Using a Novel Surgical Mouse Model Kim, A., Bauer-rowe, K. E., Griffin, M., Foster, D., Longaker, M. T., Hyun, J. S. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. 2023: S355

    View details for Web of Science ID 001094086301169

  • Where There Is Fat There Is Fibrosis: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Creeping Fat-Driven Stricture Formation Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Kim, A., Griffin, M., Foster, D., Guardino, N., Guo, J. L., Talbott, H. E., Norton, J. A., Hyun, J. S., Longaker, M. T. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. 2022: S59-S60

    View details for DOI 10.1097/01.XCS.0000893384.03562.27

    View details for Web of Science ID 000867889300098

  • Adipocytes the Forgotten Culprit in Skin Fibrosis: Exploring the Mechanism of Fat Driven Skin Fibrosis Griffin, M., Guardino, N., Spielman, A. F., Mascharak, S., Parker, J. L., Guo, J. L., Abbas, D., Wan, D. C., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Longaker, M. T. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. 2022: S199

    View details for DOI 10.1097/01.XCS.0000894536.38023.90

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  • Multiomic analysis reveals conservation of cancer-associated fibroblast phenotypes across species and tissue of origin. Cancer cell Foster, D. S., Januszyk, M., Delitto, D., Yost, K. E., Griffin, M., Guo, J., Guardino, N., Delitto, A. E., Chinta, M., Burcham, A. R., Nguyen, A. T., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Titan, A. L., Salhotra, A., Jones, R. E., da Silva, O., Lindsay, H. G., Berry, C. E., Chen, K., Henn, D., Mascharak, S., Talbott, H. E., Kim, A., Nosrati, F., Sivaraj, D., Ransom, R. C., Matthews, M., Khan, A., Wagh, D., Coller, J., Gurtner, G. C., Wan, D. C., Wapnir, I. L., Chang, H. Y., Norton, J. A., Longaker, M. T. 2022

    Abstract

    Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are integral to the solid tumor microenvironment. CAFs were once thought to be a relatively uniform population of matrix-producing cells, but single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed diverse CAF phenotypes. Here, we further probed CAF heterogeneity with a comprehensive multiomics approach. Using paired, same-cell chromatin accessibility and transcriptome analysis, we provided an integrated analysis of CAF subpopulations over a complex spatial transcriptomic and proteomic landscape to identify three superclusters: steady state-like (SSL), mechanoresponsive (MR), and immunomodulatory (IM) CAFs. These superclusters are recapitulated across multiple tissue types and species. Selective disruption of underlying mechanical force or immune checkpoint inhibition therapy results in shifts in CAF subpopulation distributions and affected tumor growth. As such, the balance among CAF superclusters may have considerable translational implications. Collectively, this research expands our understanding of CAF biology, identifying regulatory pathways in CAF differentiation and elucidating therapeutic targets in a species- and tumor-agnostic manner.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.09.015

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  • Where There Is Fat There Is Fibrosis: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Creeping Fat-Driven Stricture Formation Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Griffin, M., Foster, D., desJardins-Park, H. E., Mascharak, S., Norton, J. A., Hyun, J. S., Longaker, M. T. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2021: S65

    View details for Web of Science ID 000718303100105

  • Adipocytes In Dermal Wounds Undergo Conversion To Pro-fibrotic Fibroblasts That Contribute To Scar Formation Guardino, N., desJardins-Park, H. E., Griffin, M., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., King, M. E., King, M. E., Mascharak, S., Longaker, M. T. WILEY. 2021: A31

    View details for Web of Science ID 000650720500078

  • A Surgical Model for Investigating the Role of Creeping Fat in Intestinal Fibrosis Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Foster, D., Titan, A., Chinta, M., desJardins-Park, H., Griffin, M., Longaker, M. T. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2020: S50–S51

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  • Ketone Body Signaling Mediates Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis and Adaptation to Diet CELL Cheng, C., Biton, M., Haber, A. L., Gunduz, N., Eng, G., Gaynor, L. T., Tripathi, S., Calibasi-Koca, G., Rickelt, S., Butty, V. L., Moreno-Serrano, M., Iqbal, A. M., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Imada, S., Ulutas, M., Mylonas, C., Whary, M. T., Levine, S. S., Basbinar, Y., Hynes, R. O., Mino-Kenudson, M., Deshpande, V., Boyer, L. A., Fox, J. G., Terranova, C., Rai, K., Piwnica-Worms, H., Mihaylova, M. M., Regev, A., Yilmaz, O. H. 2019; 178 (5): 1115-+

    Abstract

    Little is known about how metabolites couple tissue-specific stem cell function with physiology. Here we show that, in the mammalian small intestine, the expression of Hmgcs2 (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthetase 2), the gene encoding the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of ketone bodies, including beta-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB), distinguishes self-renewing Lgr5+ stem cells (ISCs) from differentiated cell types. Hmgcs2 loss depletes βOHB levels in Lgr5+ ISCs and skews their differentiation toward secretory cell fates, which can be rescued by exogenous βOHB and class I histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor treatment. Mechanistically, βOHB acts by inhibiting HDACs to reinforce Notch signaling, instructing ISC self-renewal and lineage decisions. Notably, although a high-fat ketogenic diet elevates ISC function and post-injury regeneration through βOHB-mediated Notch signaling, a glucose-supplemented diet has the opposite effects. These findings reveal how control of βOHB-activated signaling in ISCs by diet helps to fine-tune stem cell adaptation in homeostasis and injury.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.048

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  • Fasting Activates Fatty Acid Oxidation to Enhance Intestinal Stem Cell Function during Homeostasis and Aging. Cell stem cell Mihaylova, M. M., Cheng, C. W., Cao, A. Q., Tripathi, S. n., Mana, M. D., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Abu-Remaileh, M. n., Clavain, L. n., Erdemir, A. n., Lewis, C. A., Freinkman, E. n., Dickey, A. S., La Spada, A. R., Huang, Y. n., Bell, G. W., Deshpande, V. n., Carmeliet, P. n., Katajisto, P. n., Sabatini, D. M., Yilmaz, Ö. H. 2018; 22 (5): 769–78.e4

    Abstract

    Diet has a profound effect on tissue regeneration in diverse organisms, and low caloric states such as intermittent fasting have beneficial effects on organismal health and age-associated loss of tissue function. The role of adult stem and progenitor cells in responding to short-term fasting and whether such responses improve regeneration are not well studied. Here we show that a 24 hr fast augments intestinal stem cell (ISC) function in young and aged mice by inducing a fatty acid oxidation (FAO) program and that pharmacological activation of this program mimics many effects of fasting. Acute genetic disruption of Cpt1a, the rate-limiting enzyme in FAO, abrogates ISC-enhancing effects of fasting, but long-term Cpt1a deletion decreases ISC numbers and function, implicating a role for FAO in ISC maintenance. These findings highlight a role for FAO in mediating pro-regenerative effects of fasting in intestinal biology, and they may represent a viable strategy for enhancing intestinal regeneration.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2018.04.001

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  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors. Nature Beyaz, S. n., Mana, M. D., Roper, J. n., Kedrin, D. n., Saadatpour, A. n., Hong, S. J., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Xifaras, M. E., Akkad, A. n., Arias, E. n., Pinello, L. n., Katz, Y. n., Shinagare, S. n., Abu-Remaileh, M. n., Mihaylova, M. M., Lamming, D. W., Dogum, R. n., Guo, G. n., Bell, G. W., Selig, M. n., Nielsen, G. P., Gupta, N. n., Ferrone, C. R., Deshpande, V. n., Yuan, G. C., Orkin, S. H., Sabatini, D. M., Yilmaz, Ö. H. 2016; 531 (7592): 53–58

    Abstract

    Little is known about how pro-obesity diets regulate tissue stem and progenitor cell function. Here we show that high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity augments the numbers and function of Lgr5(+) intestinal stem cells of the mammalian intestine. Mechanistically, a HFD induces a robust peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR-δ) signature in intestinal stem cells and progenitor cells (non-intestinal stem cells), and pharmacological activation of PPAR-δ recapitulates the effects of a HFD on these cells. Like a HFD, ex vivo treatment of intestinal organoid cultures with fatty acid constituents of the HFD enhances the self-renewal potential of these organoid bodies in a PPAR-δ-dependent manner. Notably, HFD- and agonist-activated PPAR-δ signalling endow organoid-initiating capacity to progenitors, and enforced PPAR-δ signalling permits these progenitors to form in vivo tumours after loss of the tumour suppressor Apc. These findings highlight how diet-modulated PPAR-δ activation alters not only the function of intestinal stem and progenitor cells, but also their capacity to initiate tumours.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/nature17173

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  • mTORC1 in the Paneth cell niche couples intestinal stem-cell function to calorie intake NATURE Yilmaz, O. H., Katajisto, P., Lamming, D. W., Gueltekin, Y., Bauer-Rowe, K. E., Sengupta, S., Birsoy, K., Dursun, A., Yilmaz, V., Selig, M., Nielsen, G., Mino-Kenudson, M., Zukerberg, L. R., Bhan, A. K., Deshpande, V., Sabatini, D. M. 2012; 486 (7404): 490–U87

    Abstract

    How adult tissue stem and niche cells respond to the nutritional state of an organism is not well understood. Here we find that Paneth cells, a key constituent of the mammalian intestinal stem-cell (ISC) niche, augment stem-cell function in response to calorie restriction. Calorie restriction acts by reducing mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signalling in Paneth cells, and the ISC-enhancing effects of calorie restriction can be mimicked by rapamycin. Calorie intake regulates mTORC1 in Paneth cells, but not ISCs, and forced activation of mTORC1 in Paneth cells during calorie restriction abolishes the ISC-augmenting effects of the niche. Finally, increased expression of bone stromal antigen 1 (Bst1) in Paneth cells—an ectoenzyme that produces the paracrine factor cyclic ADP ribose—mediates the effects of calorie restriction and rapamycin on ISC function. Our findings establish that mTORC1 non-cell-autonomously regulates stem-cell self-renewal, and highlight a significant role of the mammalian intestinal niche in coupling stem-cell function to organismal physiology.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/nature11163

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